Religious shrine



Patented June 9, 1942 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to biblical ornaments and more particularly a religious shrine.

One of the objects of this invention resides in the provision of a religious shrine adapted to be rotated to display different illustrations of biblical subjects toward the front thereof.

Another object of this invention resides in the particular manner of disposing the intermediate member between the base and altar section.

A still further object of this invention resides in the particular construction of the elements forming the religious shrine.

With these and other objects in view this invention resides in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter fully set forth in the specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim and, while this disclosure depicts my present conception of the invention, the right is reserved to resort to such changes in construction and arrangement of elements as come within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the religious shrine.

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the religious shrine approximately on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the base per se.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the intermediate section per se.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the altar section.

In the present illustration of this invention the numeral 5 designates, in general, a religious shrine consisting of a substantially triangular shaped base 6 having a centrally disposed standard 1 formed thereon, the free end 8 of which is reduced in diameter to form a shoulder 9 adapted to support an intermediate triangular shaped section 10 having its sides provided with illustrations of biblical subject matter preferably the mysteries of the rosary.

The free end 8 of the standard extends through an aperture H in the intermediate section into a socket [2 formed in the base I3 of an altar section [4. Said altar section is of substantially triangular configuration having a canopy disposed at one corner thereof to partially house a statuette [6 in association with the other statuettes ll disposed on the altar in front of and on opposite sides thereof and, while the statuettes are herewith disposed as aforesaid, they may be otherwise arranged in companionship relation on the altar.

Through the assemblage of elements comprising this invention, the intermediate section can be rotated to present the biblical illustrations toward the front of the altar or the altar and intermediate section can be arranged at different positions relative to one another, in fact independent rotation of the same on the base is permissible.

With this invention fully set forth it is manifest that a religious shrine is provided whereby certain members thereof may be adjusted relative to one another to present different biblical subject matters or one of a series thereof toward the front of the shrine and, through the simplicity of the elements thereof, the shine can be cheaply manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A religious shrine comprising a substantially triangular base, a standard secured to the base and having its upper end reduced in diameter to form a shoulder, a substantially triangular altar rotatably mounted on the reduced end of the standard, a substantially triangular intermediate section rotatably mounted on the shoulder of the standard for reversing to form ledges on the sides of the altar adjacent the apex thereof.

ARTHUR VALLIERE. 

